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Removal Of A Soft-Tissue Growth, Hand Or Finger

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 26117

Takes out a growth from the soft tissue of the hand or a finger, meaning the tissue beneath the skin rather than the bone. Because the hand is packed with tendons, nerves and blood vessels in a small space, the surgeon works carefully around them to lift the growth out.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Soft-Tissue Growth, Hand Or Finger cost?

$1,288

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $2,818.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $724 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$45,708.82

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$1,288

IN $10,233WV $724

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.